New Ulm Company Wins Highest Averages At Sparta Camp
The New Ulm Machine Gun Company returned from a ten day encampment at Sparta Wisconsin with the highest average and top score among units, despite half the men missing. They detailed intense practical instruction on ranges and night attacks using figure targets, Weldon range finders, and defensive tactics.
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New Ulm
Cheste
Sparta
Wis
Juni
Dengler
Jahnke
Koeck
Stone
Hahselbruck
Herman
Hesse
Ulm
Camp Robinson
Federal Reserve
Minnesota
Missouri
National Guard
Commercial Club to Resume Work After Summer Break
The Commercial Club opens its first meeting after summer vacation on Monday evening September 6. Previous executive sessions occurred during the summer, but no general meeting since last June. Central heating and other matters will be discussed. a good turnout of men members is expected.
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Commercial Club
Pipestone Goes Dry After Festive June Weekend
Pipestone woke to a dry morning with water supply concerns after a weekend of festivities ending in June. Local officials urged conservation as residents reported low pressure and several outages early Friday.
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Pipestone
Rural school progress shows Kennedy report improvement era
Brown County reaches 4089 pupils across 84 districts with three high schools and two graded schools. Supt. R B Kennedy notes rising teacher quality higher salaries and longer student attendance, but praises need for consolidated schools and more personal supervision.
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R. B. Kennedy
Brown County
Supt. Kennedy
Supt
Kennedy
Old Relic Comes to Light
J H Forster shipped a 1861 New Ulm oak table to Henry Hammer of Harvey North Dakota. Made in New Ulm by H Hammer Sr for Charles Roos, the table is now fifty four years old and tied to early New Ulm days. Hammer, an Ohio native who moved to New Ulm in 1869, recalls Front Street South shop and an Indian raid that burned the area. The table remained with the Roca family on Minnesota Street before Mrs Charla Roos kept it as a keepsake.
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J. H. Forster
Henry Hammer
Harvey
N. D
New Ulm
H. Hammer, Sr
Charles Roos
Hammer
Ohio
Front Street
Roca
Minnesota
Emma Brealing
Charla Roos
New Game Laws Govern Hunters in Minnesota State
Brown County Nimrods face sweeping restrictions as Minnesota enacts licenses for all hunters except on private property. Resident license set at $1, non resident big game $25 small birds $10, with penalties from fines to jail. Season dates for snipe grouse quail deer and more listed, daily bag limits tightened, possession limits updated, and mandatory display of licenses. Local game associations urged to aid enforcement of new provisions.
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Brown County Nimrods
Minnesota
Louis Vogel
Vogel
State Game and Fish Commission
Hennepin
Ramsey
St. Louis
Praue
Planta
Tniniurt
Lam
State Game and Fish Commissioner
Game and Fish Protective Associations
Ottomeyer to Change Leadership as Kleinschmidt Joins
Gustaf Kleinschmidt of Mankato will take charge of the Ottomeyer store starting September 1 for several months. He will run purchasing and sales while Ottomeyer handles finances. Afterward they may enter a partnership if agreeable.
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Ottomeyer
Gustaf Kleinschmidt
Mankato
Ottemeyer
Kleinschmidt
Richards Bros
New Ulm
Clam Fishers Find Valuable Pearls in Minnesota Waters
Clam diggers along Minnesota waters discover pearls worth 100 to 150 dollars each among the season’s finds. R P Smith and crew show off several pearl-rich clams, noting freshwater pearl fishing became popular after the market’s finer gems were found in Minnesota streams. The piece highlights the lure and challenge of the trade and the varying fortunes of pearl hunters.
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Minnesota
R. P. Smith
Iset
Atlantic City
Ales
Circus Day Draws Record Crowds in Gala City Celebration
A bustling parade and a full circus event drew a cosmopolitan crowd across three counties. Law officers kept order with many spectators enjoying the clowns elephants and dogs acts as no major incidents were reported.
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Krause
Minnesota Street
Mario
San Francisco
Ealiope
Ford
Sione
Ringling Brothers
Klause
Klauneim
First Frost Forecast In Early October Seeks Frost
Fragmented poem-like notice discusses an early frost showing on October 8 and hints at colder weather ahead. It notes public interest in preservation and mentions a county option petition amid a heated local debate.
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St. Paul
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NEW Ulm CO
Herman Jahnke
Peore
Ayman
Circus Day
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